Chen Hong left the palace and went straight to the Yanbo Painted Boat.
"Cannaniang!"
"I'll make a trip to my father-in-law myself. It's best if the Yanbo Painting Boat is parked at the pier, otherwise you have to go out on the water to look for it."
Rushing to the pier, Chen Hong saw the majestic pavilion-like shape of Yanbo Painting Boat from a distance.
He breathed a sigh of relief, regained his posture as a great eunuch, and walked leisurely towards the boat with square steps.
"Are you Achang?"
When the madam brought Achang over, Chen Hong was a little surprised.
The oiran's personal maid, actually looks so mediocre?
Mediocre face!
Mediocre figure!
The clothes and makeup are mediocre!
As a woman, she is absolutely useless in appearance, just a village woman with a slightly stout body!
Chen Hong is worthy of being the great eunuch in the palace.
After taking a closer look at Achang's appearance, it seemed reasonable.
"Concubine Rou is not too stupid."
"The maids next to the beloved concubines are most likely to ascend to heaven and be favored by the emperor unexpectedly."
"Throughout the ages, there is no precedent for slaves to steal the favor of their masters."
"Concubine Rou only leaves this kind of thing around her. I think she has thought carefully about it."
The way of thinking of eunuchs is indeed different from that of normal people.
Previously, Chen Hong looked down on Xue Susu, but now he began to appreciate her.
After all, if she didn't even have this little bit of scheming, she wouldn't have survived long in the bloody harem where three thousand beauties were competing for favor.
"Are you Achang? Concubine Rou's personal maid when she was painting the boat?"
Chen Hong asked symbolically.
"Yes." Achang had no expression on his face and only nodded to acknowledge.
Chen Hong felt a little unhappy when he saw her being rude.
But remembering that this person was Roubi's confidant after all, he didn't care about her anymore.
Chen Hong even forced out a smile and said: "Miss Achang is very lucky. Empress Roubin is talking about you and asked our family to take you into the palace and continue to serve Empress Roubin from now on."
"yes."
Achang didn't look flattered at all, and still replied dully.
Could it be that she is a rough maid?
Chen Hong secretly despised Achang when he saw his poor quality.
As long as he has some emotional intelligence, he should be grateful to him now, even if Chen Hong is just an errand messenger.
"Apart from Miss Achang, who else serves Concubine Rou?" Chen Hong asked casually.
He just felt strange secretly.
The most famous oiran on the Qinhuai River has such a guy around him?
It seems unreasonable?
"Alas~!"
When the madam heard this, he sighed first.
"Originally there was another one named Lv Zhu, who had a lively personality and was handsome."
"Oh?" Chen Hong was very surprised and asked: "Where is Miss Lvzhu? Call her out and let us meet her."
He will hug Xue Susu's thigh from now on, and of course he hopes to know more about her.
Seeing that Achang looked like a piece of wood, Chen Hong became interested in Lvzhu.
Although the green pearl may not be brought into the palace, after all, one more person will cost more money.
However, it is still okay to chat with Luzhu now and ask about my concubine’s privacy.
"The Green Pearl...is gone." The Madam said.
"Gone? Dead!?"
Chen Hong was stunned for a moment and then reacted immediately.
Such a coincidence?
One of the people who used to be close to Concubine Rou suddenly died. Is there anything going on?
"How did you die?" Chen Hong asked with a frown.
The madam took out her handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes without tears.
"Lu Zhu was drunk the night before yesterday, and he was blowing the wind on the bow of the boat to sober up."
"The hull of the ship hit an ice floe, and the green pearl accidentally fell into the water during the turbulence."
"Alas! It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and it happens to be at night."
"She couldn't swim, so she soaked in the Qinhuai River all night, and was fished out the next day... Everyone in Xue secretly cried for a while because of her..."
Chen Hong was very surprised: "Does this happen often?"
The old bustard nodded: "You can go to Jingzhao Mansion and ask around to find out. There are dozens of painted boats on the Qinhuai River. Every year, not a hundred but also dozens of people drown."
Chen Hong was even more surprised.
He is the eunuch of the harem, an incomplete man, and it is impossible for him to care about how many people drown in the Qinhuai River every year in this life.
"It's so easy to die, how dare you run a boat? Can't you go ashore?" Chen Hong asked curiously.
The madam only shook her head.
"When we get ashore, what's the difference between us and those red and green buildings?"
"Painting boats are our specialty."
"We are all poor people. Since we choose to eat this bowl of rice, we cannot be afraid of water."
Chen Hong was very emotional after hearing this.
Although he is now a great eunuch, if he has a choice, wouldn't it be good to study and gain fame?
Do you have to be an incomplete man?
Chen Hong felt the same thing about the word "miserable person" and stopped asking about Lu Zhu.
"Miss Achang, you can go back to the palace with our family."
"Our family has promised Concubine Rou that she will see you before dark."
Achang nodded.
"yes."
Chen Hong smiled and said: "Okay, then you go pack your luggage first, we will wait for you at home. Remember, time is tight, just pack some important items. There is actually everything in the palace."
Achang still said 'yes'.
She turned around and left, and came back soon.
"That's all?"
Chen Hong looked up and down and found that Achang only brought a small baggage, which probably couldn't hold a few pieces of clothing.
In addition, she also carried two scrolls.
"That's enough." Achang said calmly.
"Fine."
Chen Hong is not a Bodhisattva in the temple, and he is too lazy to care about other people's business.
After spending 5,500 high-grade spiritual stones, Chen Hong finally got through the joints and successfully registered Achang as a legal palace maid of the Ming Dynasty, and was transferred directly to Zhongcui Palace.
"X's!"
"The grandson named Feng dares to raise the price!"
"The convention is five thousand spirit stones, but he actually added a full five hundred!"
"When our family becomes the superior of the ceremonial supervisor, we must deal with him!"
Chen Hong cursed all the way and took Achang to Zhongcui Palace.
Seeing Xue Susu, Chen Hong immediately put on a smile.
"Oh my dear, I kept you waiting for so long."
"Miss Achang, I really brought it to you."
He was about to brag about how hard he worked to open up the joints and let Achang enter the palace.
Xue Susu, however, seemed to have no understanding of human nature and said directly: "Thank you very much, Eunuch Chen. Please step aside first. Achang is enough to accompany me."
Chen Hong: "???"
grass!
Is this woman a white-eyed wolf? !
He almost couldn't hold back his curse!
Fortunately, Xue Susu added: "Before dinner, I would like to ask Eunuch Chen to come again. Achang does not understand the rules in the palace. When I have a meal with His Majesty, I need Eunuch Chen to wait on me."
After hearing this, Chen Hong immediately turned from worry to joy.
Serving people is originally the job of eunuchs.
Serving Emperor Jiajing was a good thing to show his face.
Even though he was the chief eunuch in the palace, he ranked last among the several chief eunuchs in terms of the number of times he appeared in front of Emperor Jiajing every month.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will serve His Majesty and your meals well. I will take my leave."
Chen Hong finally left.
In the dormitory, only Xue Susu and Achang were left.
Achang also held two scrolls in his hand.
"Put the painting away so no one can see it."
Xue Susu looked at Achang up and down, her tone a little more concerned.
"Your injury doesn't matter, does it?"
Achang shook his head.
"The Ming Dynasty Zhuque was just the carrier of Emperor Jiajing's power. After all, it was not him who took action."
"I can recover from the injury in a month at most."
Xue Susu nodded.
"The bitter meat plan helped me enter the palace, but it was too hard for you..."
(End of chapter)
